Rail appliance.



J. C. BAILEY.

RAIL APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, l9l5.

Patented May 9, 1916.

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J. C. BAILEY.

RAIL APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I0. 1915.

Patented May 9, 1916,

2 SHEETS SHEET 2.

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In vi-QQ five View ing the accordancetransverse the B138 :3 section at aless the Wedge b the can ec'gin thereifm' cellar h reinforcing mg q (3%;hie ii the same will )ers whkzh termiis arranged directly central withrespect to v the meeting ends of the rails, and by adjusting the samelaterally of the rails the block will be elevated in the openingsreceiving the same and as a consequence elevate ,the meeting ends. ofthe rails. so that danger of a low joint will thus be effectivelyprevented.

Arranged upon the rail 2 of the track opposite that provided with thechair member 3 are angle bars 18, the same being secured to the rail andto each other by suitable bolts passing through openings in the verticalplates and through similar openings in the webs of the rail, the saidbolts being retained by the usual nuts. The horizontal flanges of theangle bars are provided with depending sides 19 which are of a depthapproximately equaling the thickness or height of the ties 6. lhe sidemembers 19, adjacent the ends thereof are provided with openings 20 toreceive certain of the ties and formed with the upper. edge provided bythe said openings are laterally extending cars 21 which are notched toreceive retaining spikes. The members between the openings 20, indicatedfor distinction by the numerals 22 are each provided with an aliningopening 23, and passing through the said opening is a threaded rod 24.Nuts 25 are arranged upon the said rod, one of the said nuts contactingwith the side of the outer angle bar and the other nut contacting withthe central portion 22 of the side of the inner angle bar. By thisarrangement it will be noted that the rod 24 may be laterally adjustedwith relation to the angle bars. and, if desired any suitable means maybe employed for'retaining the nuts against unscrewing upon the rod.

The opposite end of the rod 24 passes through a central opening in thewedge block 17 and has its outer end provided with an adjusting nutwhich contacts with the outer and widenedface of the said block 17.Arranged u on the rod 24 is a slidable sleeve or collar 26, the samehaving its inner face of a hollow substantially rectangular formation,as indicated by the numeral 27, and this portion is adapted to bearranged against the inner section of the cha 1r member and to receivethe reduced end i of the block, when the said block is adjustedlaterally to elevate the rail ends. Contacting .with the outer face ofthe sleeve 27 is a nut 28, and it will be noted that by manipulating thesaid nut 28 and the nut secured to the outer end of the rod24, the saidrod may be adjusted to properly space the rails of the track. It will befurther noted that the peculiar arrangement of the side members of theangle bars permits of a great amount of the roadbed being re ceivedbetween the central members 22' thereof as well as the portions outwardof the openings 20, and as stated the side members may depend below theties and thus t will be seen that the said members so grip in theroadbed as to eifectively prevent the lateral movement of the same. Thisis also true of the members provided upon the sides 5 of the chairmembers outwardly of their openings 7," and the simplicity andadvantages of such a structure will, it is thought, be perfectlyapparent.

If desired, in lieu .of the rod Qhaving its ends provided with threadsreceiving adjusting nuts, a rod 29 may be employed, the said rod havingone of its ends flattened, as at 30, and provided with an inturned lip31, its opposite end being threaded. Secured to the flattened end of therod is a clip 32, and one of the rails 2 is adapted to be receivedbetween the clip and the lip. The threaded endof the rod may passthrough the openings23 in the central member of the angle bars 18 or thesaid. end may be passed through the opening in the wedge-blockli.In,eitherevent, nuts 33 and 34 are provided upon the threaded end of therod to contact with both the inner and outer faces of the side membersof the angle bar or with the opening, a wedge block arranged within theopening and providing a rest for the meeting, ends of the rails, meansfor laterally adjusting the wedge block, and said means having aconnection with the opposite rail of thetrack.

2. A track, a chair connecting the meeting ends of the rails on one sideof the track, said chair including a base upon whichthe rails rest,"side members received in the fish ing spaces and connected with therails, said chair also including side extensions rovided with openingsadjacent their en s to receive ties of the track, the said side mem--bers' having lateral ears resting upon the ties and secured thereto, awedge block passing centrally through the chair and receivingthe meetingends of the rail m'eans for adjusting the wedge block to elevate therail ends, said means having a connection with the rail of the trackopposite the joint! 3. A track, a joint chair for securing the meetingends of rails on one side of the track, said chair comprising twocompanion members each including a base having flange members arrangedin the fishing spaces of the rails and secured to said rails, each ofsaid members having depending sides provided with spaced openings toreceive certain of the ties of the track, and means for securing themembers to the said track, the central portion of the members at thedepending sides thereof having inwardly extending flanges and beingprovided with openings of different areas between the flanges,reinforcing plates for the bottom and side walls of the said opening, awedge block passing through the "openings and receiving the meeting endsof the rails, a longitudinally adjustable rod passing through the block,nuts for the rod, a collar including a hollow substantially rectangularmember contacted by one of the nuts and adapted to receive the reducedend of the Wedge block, fish plates for the other rail of the track,said plates having depending sides provided with openings through whichthe ties pass, the mentioned rod passing through openings in the centralportion of the depending side, nuts upon the rod contacting with theouter faces of said Sides, and the sides, central of the openings,having lateral ears, and securing members passing through the ears andentering the tie.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES C. BAILEY. \Vitnesses:

J. T. MCDONALD, Gr. S. MosoN.

